Submit your thesis/project to BePress. Your committee members and program coordinator will be notified that your work is awaiting their approval. PLAN AHEAD so that all of them will have time to approve your work before the approval deadline. More information about BePress submission and approval is available on the grad studies website.

Once your work has been approved by all of your committee and your graduate coordinator, the Graduate Studies Office will conduct a formal format review. Your work will either be accepted as is, or you will be instructed to make revisions and resubmit for another format review.

Most graduate students apply for candidacy after their first year as a graduate student. Before a student can apply for candidacy the following requirements must be met. You must have:

Classified standing (cleared admission deficiencies, if applicable)

Completed a minimum of 12 units of coursework for your program

A cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better in all courses taken as a graduate student.

Approval of plan to use humans or animals as subjects for research, if applicable. (A copy of the approval letter must be attached to candidacy paperwork) done

Department of Psychology

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